WPForms Post Submission
WPForms Post Submissions enables frontend content creation via custom forms, allowing users to submit posts, pages, or custom types without backend access. Supports field mapping, status control, user roles, categories, and featured images—ideal for community blogs, directories, and feedback sites.
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Title: WPForms – Post Submissions
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WPForms – Post Submissions is an addon for WPForms that enables WordPress site administrators to accept user-generated content directly through custom forms. This feature transforms standard forms into powerful content submission portals, allowing visitors to create and submit various types of content, including blog posts, pages, and custom post types, without needing access to the WordPress admin area. WPForms – Post Submissions seamlessly integrates with existing WPForms setups, providing a structured way to collect contributions.
Key Features
- Frontend Content Submission – Allows users to create and submit posts, pages, or custom post types from the website frontend.
- Custom Post Type Support – WPForms – Post Submissions supports content submission for any registered custom post type on a WordPress site.
- Post Status Control – Site administrators can define the default status of submitted content, such as draft, pending review, or published.
- Custom Field Mapping – Map form fields directly to post title, content, excerpt, featured image, and custom fields.
- User Role Assignment – Assign submitted content to a specific author, or allow the submitting user to be designated as the author.
- Category and Tag Selection – Provide users with options to select categories and tags for their submitted content.
- Featured Image Upload – Enable users to upload and set a featured image for their submitted posts or pages.
- Form-to-Post Mapping – Configure which form fields correspond to specific post data fields.
Use Cases
WPForms – Post Submissions is best suited for WordPress sites requiring user-generated content, such as community blogs accepting guest posts, online directories allowing user listings, or event calendars where visitors can submit events. It is also valuable for educational platforms collecting assignments, review sites gathering product feedback, or any website aiming to streamline content collection from external contributors without granting backend access.
- Click "Download Now" on the right side of this page to get the zip package
- Go to your WordPress admin → Plugins / Themes → Upload and install
- Activate it and follow the official documentation to configure it
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